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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Plucky able to pose as Brother Dallas?
(a) He is carrying Brother Dallas's journal.
(b) He is able to speak German.
(c) His martial arts skills.
(d) He looks identical to him.

2. Calming Amanda's fears about his temperament, what reason does John Paul cite for his detachment as they restore their new home after the disbanding of the circus?
(a) He is afraid Mon Cul is homesick.
(b) He has not heard from Plucky in a long time.
(c) He had a bad dream about Amanda's unborn child.
(d) He is worried that Baby Thor does not care for him as a father.

3. What does Marx believe about John Paul and Amanda in regards to religion?
(a) They could subvert Christianity.
(b) They are the bringers of a new spirituality.
(c) They could change the world with their marriage.
(d) Baby Thor could grow up to be a priest with their influence.

4. When the narrator switches story lines after discussing the logistics of Amanda's hospitalization, in what state is he and Amanda?
(a) Exile.
(b) Interrogation within a secret society.
(c) Protective custody.
(d) Jail.

5. What offer from Nearly Normal Jimmy did John Paul decline after the disbanding of the circus?
(a) He declines an opportunity to travel to Tibet.
(b) He declines to take over managing to the circus.
(c) He declined to go record with the Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band in New York.
(d) He declines Nearly Normal Jimmy's offer to take care of Mon Cul.

6. What governmental agency is revealed to be involved with the mysterious magician?
(a) CIA.
(b) DEA.
(c) FBI.
(d) NEA.

7. What dead animal do the Zillers have on display at their zoo?
(a) A baboon.
(b) A grizzly bear.
(c) A garter snake.
(d) A tsetse fly.

8. From whom does Amanda purchase the rooster?
(a) Bonanza Jellybean.
(b) Switters.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) The Woodpecker.

9. How does Marx feel about Amanda?
(a) He is afraid of her.
(b) He does not like her.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He thinks she is shallow.

10. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Car.
(b) Hat.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Cape.

11. Why did Amanda try to orchestrate a mass-smuggling of butterfly larva into the U.S.?
(a) She was dissatisfied with the lack of butterfly species in the country.
(b) She was afraid that they would become extinct.
(c) She was going to sell them as drugs.
(d) She was hoping to find the perfect butterfly wings.

12. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Diego.

13. What device arrives at John Paul and Amanda's restaurant?
(a) Juicer.
(b) Refrigerator.
(c) Hot-dog turner.
(d) Bun steamer.

14. Even though Marx finds it hard to take John Paul seriously, what does the scientist admit about the magician?
(a) John Paul is incredibly passionate.
(b) John Paul loves his family more than life itself.
(c) John Paul is the smartest man he had ever met.
(d) John Paul is incredibly impressive and charismatic.

15. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Cabo.
(d) Guadalajara.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plucky feel about Amanda?

2. Although she is overwhelmed by John Paul's outward appearance, what impresses the nurse about him?

3. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?

4. What occurrence in nature does Amanda believe holds great, mysterious power?

5. Where was John Paul Ziller born?

(see the answer keys)

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